The Big Apple: “Waiter, there is a spider in my soup."/"Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from July 17, 2018

“Waiter, there is a spider in my soup."/"Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.”

A spider variation on the “Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” joke is:

Diner: Waiter, there is a spider in my soup.
Waiter: Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.

Google Groups: rec.humor
WAITER JOKES
Nancy Carson
4/21/97
(...)
Customer: Waiter Waiter, there is a Spider in my soup.
Waiter: Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Tuesday, July 17, 2018 • Permalink